Vocus has renewed supplier agreements with both Optus and Telstra for the supply of fixed and mobile broadband. [ + ]

Microsoft has filed a suit against the US government seeking to challenge a law that can prevent cloud and digital service providers from notifying users when the government accesses customers' private data. [ + ]

Australia Post will experiment with using drones for the rapid delivery of small parcels as part of its initiative to support Australia's growing e-commerce market. [ + ]

TrendMicro is recommending everyone should uninstall QuickTime for Windows as Apple will no longer be issuing security updates for the product. [ + ]

Worldwide PC shipments fell for the sixth consecutive quarter in the first calendar quarter of 2016, falling below 65 million for the first time since 2007. [ + ]

ACCC concerned over Telstra's billion-dollar NBN contract; how cybercriminals bribed a game company's employees to spread malware; and a study shows people lax with USB security. [ + ]

The South Australian government has announced widespread reforms to taxi industry regulation to allow the entry of ridesharing providers such as UberX. [ + ]

BlackBerry will focus back on mid-range smartphones because the launch of the high-end Android-based Priv failed to stimulate the needed sales growth during the last quarter. [ + ]

The global transaction value of mobile and wearable contactless payments is expected to reach US$95bn in 2018, with smartwatches and bands contributing but the market remaining dominated by smartphones. [ + ]

Telstra has been awarded a new $1.6bn deal to connect its existing hybrid-fibre-coaxial (HFC) network to the NBN. [ + ]

Australian telecom operators are still waiting to learn how much of the multimillion-dollar costs of complying with mandatory data retention legislation will be subsidised. [ + ]

'Design thinking' is gaining popularity across a number of sectors and is now seen as an exciting new paradigm that allows companies to make themselves relevant in a world that is constantly changing. [ + ]

If you've got a technology innovation or solution to showcase, you still have 10 days to get your entry into the iAwards, a prestigious digital program for the ICT industry. [ + ]

Australia's big four banks stand to lose $13bn in aggregated revenues to the emerging FinTech sector between 2015 and 2020, and must adapt to stave off the impact of this disruption, Frost & Sullivan has warned. [ + ]

Hackers reported to have released data of 50m Turkish citizens, US military issues invitation to test its systems, and Telstra's Free Data Day breaks record. [ + ]